Roger A. Dallman Jr. Roger started in photography in 1979, as a secondary job in the Army. He shot "grip and grins" and Army events. He began shooting portraits and weddings on the side for extra camera gear money. He won several photo contests and an Army journalism award. After career assignment changes, he put the cameras aside and sold his darkroom equipment. In 2006, he bought his first digital camera before a trip to Europe and was hooked again.
Today he is a dedicated Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop user-advocate and NAPP member. He is active in photography groups and teaches digital darkroom techniques. He prefers to shoot portaits away from seamless paper and static lighting. He is also a photo retoucher and restores old photos - a handy skill when working on his genealogy hobby.
Mark B. Segal. Mark started shooting when he was 13 and has done it off and on since then. As a Navy brat and then Naval Officer, I got to go to interesting places. I wish I had taken my camera more often. I love the way the camera allows you to dissect the world and shape what people see of it. Photoshop and Lightroom are great tools to help capture what you thought you saw from behind the lens.
I love helping people salvage and restore their photographic memories as links to their past. The patience and dedication needed are usually far beyond what the images are worth, except to the person who owns the picture. Seeing the smile or tears from when you've brought back an image from the cracked, torn and faded pile is a reward in and of itself.
This is a fun little project. If you have Photoshop, Elements, or a similar program, you can do this without too much fuss. Keep having fun with your photography.
There are some artistic effects in Photoshop that can be used to make an image look more like a painting.
While you’re out there becoming a better photographer, take some time, now and then, to learn about aspects of photography beyond the mechanics of capturing an image and processing it.
This is a sad tale of the big guy crushing the little guy. Mark and I started scheduling our blogs, so that we could be more consistent. Today, I was scheduled to discuss the X-rite ColorChecker Passport and the importance of ensuring your color balance is adjusted correctly. The ColorChecker Passport is a great, inexpensive...
When you’re flying in to your vacation airport, and you get behind the wheel of your rental car, do you take the time to adjust your rearview mirror? Do you find the headlight switch and familiarize yourself with the other important buttons? Sure, you do. You want to know how to safely operate this temporary...
